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Foreign Affairs › Video: US President Joe Biden Arrives In Europe by abc115(op): 1:17pm On Mar 24, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6JsoayddbQ

Fashion › Re: See the Pageant Organisers Contesting for National Executive Position Of The As by abc115: 11:50am On Mar 24, 2022

Which on is Revolution?

Sports › Ghana’s Plot To Destabilise Eagles With COVID-19 Uncovered by abc115(op): 7:14am On Mar 24, 2022

An alleged off-field tactics by Ghana officials to destabilise the Super Eagles ahead of their crucial first leg final qualifier for the Qatar 2022 World Cup in Kumasi has been leaked, The PUNCH reports.

Ghana host the first leg of the qualifiers at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi on Friday, with the reverse fixture in Abuja four days later.

Our correspondent learnt that the Ghanaians were afraid that they might not stand a chance against the star-studded Nigerian side and have instead deployed other means to see how they could win the first leg by a high score line, to turn the return leg in Abuja to a mere formality.

Our source, who is close to the Ghanaian football authorities, said Black Stars officials have been working on the plan, which includes rejecting the COVID-19 certificates of the biggest stars of the Nigerian team and run their own tests, which according to him, they plan to use to psychologically demoralise the Nigerians.

“I was told two weeks ago of a plot by the Ghanaians to make sure they defeat Nigeria in the first leg by a wide margin. My Ghanaian contact told me to tell the NFF to instruct their team that they shouldn’t eat anything at the hotel, including drinking and bathing water.”

On the COVID-19 issue, our source added, “This afternoon, they called me again. Now, I learnt they’ve hatched another plot to destabilise or disqualify the Eagles star players. What they want to do is that they will claim that the (COVID-19) certificates presented by our key players are not tenable, that they will have to conduct their own tests. Even if they later clear the players, the players would have been discouraged, because it would come late.”

Meanwhile, the Eagles have adjusted their travel plans and will not jet out to Kumasi on Thursday (today). They were earlier scheduled to fly out from Abuja on Wednesday.

It was also learnt that officials of the three-time African champions have made new arrangement for their accommodation in the neighbouring West African country, after they were earlier scheduled to lodge at the 3-Star Noda Hotel.

The squad will now lodge at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi, the NFF made the hotel change known in a statement on Wednesday.

https://punchng.com/ghanas-plot-to-destabilise-eagles-with-covid-19-uncovered/

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Politics › Buhari Orders APC To Refund Monies To Candidates Who Step Down by abc115(op): 6:48am On Mar 24, 2022

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the All Progressives Congress to refund the monies used in purchasing forms to aspirants who step down and embrace consensus ahead of the Saturday convention.

Buhari said this during a meeting with APC governors in Abuja on Wednesday, adding that the governors should ensure that all persons seeking office into the National Working Committee emerge through consensus.

The President subsequently gave the governors 24 hours to draw up a list of the candidates for all positions ahead of the convention.

He stated, “I have already given my own input and other recommendations on the way forward in both my February 25, 2022 meeting with the Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee and my March 13, 2022 letter to the chairman of the APC Governors Forum.

“Your Excellencies. With the convention only two days away I implore you to come together and sort out all the remaining party positions so that within the next 24 hours we can arrive at a unity list which we can take to the convention.

“Finally all those who have bought forms indicating interest and have been dropped should have their money refunded without delay.”

Buhari specifically told the governors to put the interest of the party ahead of theirs as it would be disastrous for the Peoples Democratic Party to return to power in 2023.

https://punchng.com/convention-buhari-orders-apc-to-refund-monies-to-candidates-who-step-down/

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Celebrities › It Is All About Stomach Infrastructure- Timi Dakolo by abc115(op): 6:23pm On Mar 23, 2022

It is all About Stomach Infrastructure- Timi Dakolo

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Politics › People Selling Children Like Commodities In Anambra: NAPTIP by abc115(op): 5:17pm On Mar 23, 2022

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has decried the spate of human trafficking in Anambra, stating that it recorded more than 40 cases in one year.

Judith-Chukwu Ibadin, the commander of NAPTIP in the state, said that most of the agency’s cases included child sexual exploitation and the sale of human beings.

“We have recorded and handled over 40 heart-touching cases of human trafficking in Anambra in the last year, and it bothers more on women and children.

“Children are being sold like commodities in the state which is why we hear cases of missing children. This is so disturbing,” she said.

She spoke at the opening of a three-day stakeholders’ sensitisation forum organised by Action Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (A-TIPSOM- Nigeria) on Wednesday in Awka.

The project was supported by the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL), Anambra Chapter and was funded by the European Union, the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP).

Mrs Ibadin further sought the support of the state government and relevant stakeholders to eradicate the menace.

Also speaking, Lilian Ezenwa, National Vice President, NACTAL, described the trafficking of persons and smuggling of migrants as a crime against humanity and should be eradicated in the country.

“Cases of baby sales and baby factories are becoming rampant in the south-East. So, the government needs to partner with stakeholders to curb these problems,” she said.

(NAN)

https://gazettengr.com/people-selling-children-like-commodities-in-anambra-naptip/

Foreign Affairs › The Heads Begin To Roll In Russia by abc115(op): 7:13pm On Mar 22, 2022

European media report that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the house arrest of two senior Federal Security Service (FSB) officers. Colonel-General Sergei Beseda, Chief of the FSB’s “Fifth Service,” reportedly was detained along with his deputy, Anatoly Bolyuk, charged with providing flawed intelligence about Ukraine and their improper use of operational funds. Separately, Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine’s national security council chief, claimed that several Russian generals have been fired. The implications portend more suffering yet to come, but likewise opportunities to increase pressure on the Russian leader from within.

Perhaps emulating Joseph Stalin, this could be the onset of a purge and Putin’s desperate ploy to provide his domestic audience with a fall guy for self-inflicted wounds. His call to rid Russia of “scum and traitors” as “a necessary self-purification of society” might be Putin’s theatrical unveiling of not merely a further crackdown against the Russian people, but also his version of a “cultural revolution” to bring further to heel those around him on whom he has counted to take and maintain power. If I were one of the oligarchs or “siloviki,” those from Russia’s intelligence services who profiteered on Putin’s kleptocracy, I’d be more than just a little worried.

Putin’s rhetoric is victimization, villains and heroes. He casts himself as the people’s champion. Putin chose the FSB, a machine organized and conditioned to execute his autocratic vision and tell him what he wants to hear — whether or not it conforms with reality.

Putin has relied on the FSB as his principal source of power and protection, not merely at home, but also across the former Soviet states over which he is determined to restore Russia’s dominion. His reorganization of the FSB from the KGB’s ashes should have told us precisely the direction he planned to take.

Putin’s outlook was made clear to me during my first meeting as the CIA’s chief of station in a former Soviet state with the local FSB chief, the “Rezident,” a general known for crushing the anti-Russian rebellion in Chechnya. He looked the part of a film noir Cold War villain, comically uncomfortable in the posh local restaurant. FSB protocol required that he bring another officer; Moscow prohibited its officers from meeting alone with the CIA.

Our contact was an education for me, a Russian-speaking CIA operations officer who had worked the target beyond Russia’s borders. The FSB chief wanted to let me know whose turf this was and how the game was played in his house. While we toasted collaboration to fight the evils of terrorism, he depicted the local officials as “members of his team” and the territory as an extension of “greater Russia.”

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/598799-the-heads-begin-to-roll-in-russia

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Politics › Re: Baba-Ahmed: Ex-PDP Members Likely To Take Control Of APC After Convention by abc115: 6:42pm On Mar 22, 2022

As ACN member Iyochia Ayu is now chairman of PDP

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Foreign Affairs › 10,000 Russian Soldiers Killed In Ukraine, Says Pro-russia Paper by abc115(op): 4:03pm On Mar 22, 2022

Russia has lost nearly 10,000 soldiers in the Ukraine war, the website of a pro-Kremlin tabloid claimed in a report. The figure was quickly removed by the publication in a damage control move, but not before its screenshots started circulating on the internet.
The pro-government website, Komsomolskaya Pravda, published a story on Sunday which quoted officials from the Russian Defence Ministry disputing the casualty numbers reported by Ukrainian counterparts.

While Ukrainian officials claimed more than 15,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives in the war, the Russian side said that 9,861 soldiers had died in Ukraine, with 16,153 injured, according to the tabloid.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pro-russia-paper-modifies-report-saying-10-000-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-war-2836022

Politics › Re: Throwback 2006: Obasanjo Lauds Tinubu On Lekki Free Trade Zone by abc115(op): 3:46pm On Mar 22, 2022

simpleseyi:
A true visionary leader indeed. You don't need a Pastor, or Alfa or Juju man to see tomorrow, visionary leaders do

I just wish his health can handle the job. I really pray so. Anyway, he is coming to implement strategies by giving instructions and monitoring implementation and progress, he is not coming to fight Mike Tyson or Hulk Hogan or Anthony Joshua. He just need to be fully mentally fit and at least be above average physically fit.

Politics › Re: APC Convention: Buhari Withdraws Endorsement Of Adamu As National Chairman by abc115: 3:35pm On Mar 22, 2022

Buhari will never back nor endorse any one. He will just allow the process to play out.

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Politics › Throwback 2006: Obasanjo Lauds Tinubu On Lekki Free Trade Zone by abc115(op): 1:33pm On Mar 22, 2022*

LEKKI Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), the much celebrated multi-billion dollars bilateral business venture between Lagos State and the Chinese Investors has kicked off, with President Olusegun Obasanjo describing Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State as "a brilliant governor with brilliant ideas".

The LFTZ cited in Ibeju-Lekki local government area of the state, according to its managers, would occupy 1,000 hectares of land employing over 300,000 as workers on completion.

https://allafrica.com/stories/200605120070.html

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Politics › Re: APC Yet To Screen Aspirants 4 Days To Convention by abc115: 10:22am On Mar 22, 2022

The Screening is today

Politics › Bola Tinubu Novelty Birthday Match At Onikan Stadium by abc115(op): 4:50pm On Mar 20, 2022*

Bola Tinubu Novelty Birthday Match at Onikan Stadium

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Politics › Re: Ortom Debunks Rumour Of Defecting To APC, Blasts Philip Agbese by abc115: 4:30pm On Mar 20, 2022

Don't believe any human being

Politics › Re: Photos: 2020 Vs 2022 : What Has Changed.... Wailer To Believer? by abc115(op): 1:38pm On Mar 20, 2022

obiekunie01:
this your complain is heavily laden with jealousy but i understand why.

While you were busy toiling, cheating, killing and telling lies for the party, no one compensated you - only for the prodigal sister who has been saying all evil things against APC to be inducted into the party and made a commissioner.

sorry bro but like the king said to the loyal son am saying to you: EVERYTHING APC OWNED BELONG TO YOU THE LOYAL SERVANTS OF THE PARTY.

SORRY BRO!

She was Commissioner before decamping to APC

Politics › Re: APC Convention: Modu Sheriff Steps Down From Race by abc115: 11:28am On Mar 20, 2022

He never bought the form .... what is talk about stepping down?

Politics › Re: Photos: 2020 Vs 2022 : What Has Changed.... Wailer To Believer? by abc115(op): 10:54am On Mar 20, 2022

Penguin2:
This one be like one of Ayade’s side chicks

She go sabi back sha.

All this Calabar girls dey sabi fork

A whole Commissioner...God will forgive you

Politics › Re: Willie Obiano Drinking Water In EFCC Custody (Video) by abc115: 9:27am On Mar 20, 2022

So he cannot drink water in peace?

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Victor Nwosu Fined £45k For Telling A Lady 'I Like What I See’ During Interview by abc115: 9:17am On Mar 20, 2022

See his mouth.... like IPOB Dilectors

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Politics › Re: Photos: 2020 Vs 2022 : What Has Changed.... Wailer To Believer? by abc115(op): 9:02am On Mar 20, 2022

Reason Number 1: No principle

She never thought Ben Ayade will one day move APC. She followed Ben Ayade to APC

Politics › Photos: 2020 Vs 2022 : What Has Changed.... Wailer To Believer? by abc115(op): 9:01am On Mar 20, 2022

This has to be embarrassing-OA

https://twitter.com/femiadebimpe/status/1505443701719511041

Politics › Re: Pelumi Olajengbesi: ₦20 Million APC Chairmanship Form Is Ridiculous by abc115: 12:31pm On Mar 19, 2022

My long time friend, Mohammed Saidu Etsu, a founding member of the APC is a 35 years old man who indicated interest to be the National Chairman of the APC and I promised him I’d buy him his nomination form as a show of support for his ambition only for me to hear last night that the APC National Chairmanship Form goes for 20 million naira. I wondered at my promise immediately.

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Celebrities › Re: Comedian Mr Patrick Calls Out Friends Trying To Get Him Deported From The US(vid by abc115: 12:17pm On Mar 19, 2022

Wahala every village

Education › Re: Nairalander, Gavel, Bags Phd In Law From Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka by abc115: 12:09pm On Mar 19, 2022

Congratulations Sir

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Travel › Re: My Reminiscent Journey From PH To Ilorin. by abc115: 12:07pm On Mar 19, 2022

Gavel:
Little did I know

Kwara State is 90% Yoruba...it is only the Emirate that took over from Oba in 17th Century...long story... you could research on it as a bonifide P.hd holder and acdemic. Congratulations

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Foreign Affairs › War in Ukraine Proves That Russia Is No Longer A Superpower by abc115(op): 9:37am On Mar 19, 2022

Russia’s terror bombing of Ukrainian cities may look like strength. Millions of people are refugees, and buildings have been reduced to rubble. But three weeks into Vladimir Putin’s disastrous error, the real story is Russia’s weakness.

The lack of blitz in Putin’s blitzkrieg no longer appears to be a failure of deployment. Instead, it seems to be a deficit of military power. True, the Russian leader miscalculated in thinking that the Zelensky government in Ukraine would cut and run, allowing Kyiv to fall into his hands. But the revised tactics the Kremlin is using now are emphatically not the tactics of a 21st-century fighting force.

Day One of Putin’s Folly, Feb. 24, is highly revealing in hindsight. Russia opened its invasion with a page from the superpower playbook as written by the United States and its allies in the 1991 Gulf War. Having amassed a large ground force, the Russians fired off precision-guided missiles to take out radars, antiaircraft batteries and runways across Ukraine.

The goal of such surgical strikes is to blind the enemy and ground its planes, giving the attacking force control of the skies. Air power then protects tanks and troops as they roll ahead with confidence.

As Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute — one of the world’s oldest and best military think tanks — has observed: That never happened for Russia. Step 1 hasn’t led to Step 2. Russia did not establish air superiority. Its tanks and infantry immediately bogged down, allowing time for Ukrainian fighters to lay mines, fortify positions and plan ambushes.

Bronk noted this immediately and discussed it in a Feb. 28 essay titled “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force.” Analysts have been watching the skies since then, and little has changed. When Moscow’s official news agency, Tass, asserted total Russian air superiority, one could safely conclude that it would never happen.

In pondering the mysterious case, Bronk offered this data point: Russian air force pilots spend perhaps 100 hours per year in the air. That’s all a third-rate economy can afford. One hundred hours per year averages out to less than 20 minutes per day.

Russian “leadership may be hesitant to commit to large-scale combat operations which would show up the gap between external perceptions and the reality of their capabilities,” Bronk suggested. Despite huge expenditures for modern aircraft, Russian generals would rather leave them parked menacingly on runways than have them flown incompetently in battle.

The inability to follow up on its initial display of modern might illuminates another Russian weakness: Its precision munitions appear to be in short supply. Whether laser-guided or steered by GPS, smart bombs are increasingly the coin of the realm in 21st-century warfare. Even smaller Western militaries are amply stocked. Britain, for example, has roughly nine smart bombs for every dumb one in its arsenal, according to Exeter University defense expert Michael Clarke, who estimated in iNews that Russia’s ratio is the inverse: nine dumb bombs for every smart one.

This might explain recent Russian operations in Syria. As in Ukraine, Putin ordered indiscriminate bombing using outdated weapons. But some Western analysts speculated that Putin was doing this to sow confusion over whether Syria, rather than Russia, was inflicting the damage.

Now, Putin is showering dumb bombs on Ukraine, and the confusion is gone. His initial volley of precision munitions was, evidently, an exercise in let’s-pretend. And it might have worked — if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not stood fast. Instead, it appears Russia’s military is mired in 1970.

This brings up yet another weakness. Lacking precision-guided munitions, Russia must rely on relatively low-flying bombers and ground-based artillery for its assaults against Ukrainian cities. Inevitably, that means more targets for the Ukrainian resistance, which will produce more corpses of Russian soldiers and pilots — and more grief in the motherland

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/15/ukraine-war-proves-russia-no-longer-a-superpower/

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Politics › Re: Soludo Is The First Governor To Use Made In Nigeria Car As Official Vehicle by abc115: 8:37am On Mar 19, 2022*

Children are many on nairaland...How can you say Soludo is the first Governor to use made in Nigeria car... what happened to Governors and Presidents that used Made in Nigeria Peugeots in 80s, 90s

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Music/Radio › Re: BBC Hausa Celebrates 60 Years Of Broadcasting In Hausa Language by abc115: 3:49am On Mar 19, 2022

An average Hausa man is more informed than any other tribe in the continent.

Note, Hausa Language is one of the most spoken language in the World

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Politics › Buhari Returns To Abuja After Medical Check-up In London by abc115(op): 9:16pm On Mar 18, 2022

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has returned from London after a routine medical check-up.

The Nigerian leader departed Abuja for the routine medical check-up in London on March 6.

The president had earlier wanted to embark on the medical trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme at 50 in that country, on March 5, but returned to Nigeria on March 4.

https://punchng.com/buhari-returns-to-abuja-after-medical-check-up-in-london/

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